Just Mine

Bones pulled back and shook his head to clear his head after the crash. He quickly looked at Chiamanda to check if she was alright. She seemed ok but she wasn"t opening her eyes. Realising some of his weight was still on her. He pulled back and unbuckled his seatbelt.

"Bones? You covered me?" Chiamanda asked with surprise as she watched him go back to his seat and unbuckled his seatbelt.

"Are you ok, are you hurt anywhere?" Bones asked as he removed some shred of gla.s.s from his Jean trouser. He noticed she wasn"t answering him. She seemed to be in a daze, maybe she hit her head before he could cover her. "Chiamanda are you alright?"

Realising she was staring at him. She looked away and tried to unbuckle her seatbelt but she couldn"t. "I should be asking you that Bones. Why did you cover me, what if something bad had happened. Come out of the car I need to take a look at you. And why didn"t the airbag work?"

Bones noticed she was struggling with her seatbelt, he leaned over to help her. "Let me" he tried to but he couldn"t. "I think it"s stuck. Just lean back. I need to get my knife." As he tried to move, he felt a sharp pain in his legs. He made a small sound, ignored the pain and reached for his knife.

Chiamanda noticed the look on his face as he moved his leg. She wouldn"t have seen him grimaced if she wasn"t watching him closely. "Are you hurt Bones? please don"t try to hide it from me, tell me."

"I"m fine. We have to get out of the car now. luckily we missed the truck." He cut her seatbelt and they came out of the car. They were onlookers already. Two military men ran to them to check if they were ok. Bones showed then his ID and they exchanged greetings. They commended his driving and told him of the situation on ground.

Turns out the truck was carrying timber, sawn timber and before it fell, most of the timbers fell on the road blocking the road while the truck fell just after the checkpoint blocking the other side of the road, luckily there was no car coming since most vehicles don"t come this way because of the bad road especially at night. There"s was no going and coming for anyone. The road will have to be cleared first before anyone can leave. And the nearest hospital is in the Capital which was an hour drive away.

Thanks officer. I understand it"s going to be difficult to get the timber off the road since it will be dark soon and you are concerned about the safety of others heading this way. Thank you both, you can go on with your job. We"ll be fine, we"ll just head into the village.

There was no hotel in the small village. The villagers were nice enough to give them a room to pa.s.s the night. Bones couldn"t make any calls as they was no reception. He knew the news will be everywhere, that there was a roadblock and that people should avoid the road. He didn"t want Ms Sky to worry, so he went out to meet the soldiers to find a way to communicate with Ms Sky.

Chiamanda was worried about Bones leg, she got some herbs from the villagers and waited patiently for him to return. She noticed him limp as he walked away but he tried to cover it up.

Bones didn"t look at the room they gave them, he only thanked them and went out to meet the soldiers. When he got back, he knocked before he entered the room. He noticed it was small, there was a mat in the middle with big blankets folded neatly. A lamp by the side of the room and a small chair close to the mat that had some plates on it.

"Come sit Bones, let me take a look at your leg. The villagers offered us food, let"s eat it before it gets cold." Chiamanda said as she urged him to sit.

"It"s nothing. I think I sprained my ankle. You eat and rest. I"ll stay guard outside, maybe we can follow the tractors back to the capital or something." Bones turned to leave

"Just what could go wrong in this village? you don"t need to stay outside and watch. You worry too much, for once take off your uniform and relax." She stood up and went to him. She took his hand and dragged him to the mat. This accident proves one thing Bones, and that is, anything can happen anytime to anyone. Accidents happen. Thank G.o.d you were able to spot the truck in time and thank G.o.d for your driving skills."

She placed his feet on her thigh and pressed his ankle. He flinched as she did. She tried to roll his trouser up but couldn"t. "Imagine if I was traveling by myself and I"m not your girlfriend just a girl and I was in an accident, would that have been your fault? No it wouldn"t, cause this things happen, even to the most strongest and most powerful."

"You either take this off or I"ll cut it open, I need to apply this herbs to prevent it from swelling." She said as she struggled with his Jean trouser.

Bones tried to remove his leg from her thigh but she held it in place. He understood her point, yeah she was right but he"s a bodyguard, his duty is to protect. "I"ll take care of it, don"t worry. By the way, I was able to send a message to Ms Sky but I"m not sure when she"ll get it."

Chiamanda noticed he wasn"t moving so she decided to rip his Jean. She reached for her bag and took out her small scissors. Before he could object, she tore it open and started applying the herbs.

"You should drink the soup. They say it"s good for us cause of the accident." She kept quiet after that.

"I"m sorry" She said, breaking the silence. We could have left early, I didn"t know the meeting was going to take long. If we had just used the airplane, this wouldn"t have happened. I wouldn"t have forgiven myself if something bad had happened to you. If we had taken the normal route, instead of taking this one to get what I want, this wouldn"t have happened." She avoided his face as she spoke.

"It"s alright Amanda, it"s not your fault. I wanted the road trip too so don"t blame yourself." He watched her mouth as she pouted and smiled. "cute." He thought to himself.

BACK IN THE CAPITAL.

Sky was in the kitchen washing dishes when Jenna walked in. "At least you return home at night. When do you plan on going to your mother"s house? I don"t want you in my bed anymore." Sky said as she arranged the spoons.

"Hey sist, relax. Just cause I"m not a man, you complain when I sleep on your bed. Besides your bed can contain five people. You didn"t complain when Dwayne slept on your bed." Jenna said as she picked the napkin to wipe the plates her sister washed.

"Shut up Troy. He only slept for one night and he doesn"t roll like you. Now that reminds me. I know about you and Aidenn gallivanting round town. You"ve been to all the clubs in just one week. I hope you know what you are doing Jenna."

"Sist i know what I"m doing. You know Aidenn, he"s a good person."

"I don"t know him that much Jenna and so do you. We only know the part he has allowed us to see. I"m not saying don"t have fun, all I"m saying is don"t fall for him."

Jenna took a step back and another until she was far away from her sister. "Concerning Aidenn and me, there"s something I want to tell you. We are getting married."

Sky dropped the plate in her hand as she heard the word "married", she went blank, and even the crash of the plate on the ground, she didn"t hear, she could only stare into s.p.a.ce. She saw Jenna run to her with her mouth moving but she didn"t hear anything.